Glutamate neurotoxicity in rat cerebellar granule cells: A major role for xanthine oxidase in oxygen radical formation

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2038-2045

  Atlante, A ^a   Gagliardi, S ^b   Minervini, G M ^a   Ciotti, M T ^a   Marra, E ^a   Calissano, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar granule cells; Glutamate; Neurotoxicity; Oxygen radicals; Peroxides; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTAMIC ACID; OXYGEN RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GRANULE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031002926     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68052038.x     Document Type: Article

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